Police say Jason Collins was shot because of drugs at Fieldbrook Apartments on McFarland Road; 2 still at large

Mt. Lebanon police posted this image of the unidentified "Suspect #3" on their Facebook page. They say he may be known as "Chubbs" and frequents the Wilkinsburg area. He's in his early 20s with a thin mustache and was wearing a red & white 49ers knit hat with his dark-colored hooded coat.

Man shot in hallway of Mt. Lebanon apartment building

Police say Jason Collins was shot because of drugs at Fieldbrook Apartments on McFarland Road; 2 still at large

A second arrest has been made after last week's shooting at a Mt. Lebanon apartment building, and police are trying to identify a third suspect who they said may be known by the street name "Chubbs."

Police said Parris James Evans, 19, of the East Hills area, was arrested Thursday in connection with the Dec. 12 shooting at the Fieldbrook Apartments. Juawane Tyree Dennison, 22, of Arlington, was arrested one day after the shooting.

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A third person who police said was with the others at the apartment building is described as a light-skinned black male in his early 20s with a thin mustache, who was wearing a dark-colored hooded coat and a red-and-white 49ers knit hat. Police said he frequents the Wilkinsburg area.

The Fieldbrook Apartments are typically quiet, but Mt. Lebanon police said there was gunfire inside the building when three men went there to steal drugs last week.

The apartment complex on McFarland Road is so peaceful that some residents didn't even think anything was wrong when they heard the gunshot echo through the building at about 11 p.m.

"I heard a loud pop. I was actually on the phone at the time. Didn't think much of it. Sounded like somebody dropped some canned goods or something," tenant Louis Pierro said.

Police said three men went to the building and confronted 29-year-old Jason Collins inside his sixth-floor apartment. The confrontation moved outside to the hallway, where Collins was shot.

Police believe that the attack was not random and that Collins had what is described as a significant amount of narcotics in his apartment.

"It was potentially the goal of the three males to rob the victim of the narcotics, as well as some cash that was in the apartment," Lt. Aaron Lauth said.

A neighbor called 911 and Collins was taken to UPMC Mercy for surgery. Police said he was expected to make a full recovery, but could also face charges.

"It wasn't good news at all, but it can happen anywhere," Pierro said. "That goes to show you crime, drugs and violence are everywhere. That's the sad news here."

Police said Dennison and Evans are facing charges of attempted homicide, criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, robbery and burglary. Evans is also charged with carrying a firearm without a license, police said.